Lots of driving yesterday on our way from Minneapolis to Indianapolis. It was 8 hours of driving time but we crossed back into the Eastern time zone so we lost another hour. We were worried about making it in time for the show but an early start got us on track. We took I-90 East and then I-65 South. We passed lots and lots of corn. More corn than you can imagine! We keep looking for signs of the drought but everywhere we have been so far have had green grass and lots of corn.
We backtracked through Wisconsin and past Chicago then headed south. We past Indiana University and Purdue University. Finished another book on CD and continued our license plate challenge. We are keeping track of all the states that we have seen and we have seen most! We are missing Nevada, Vermont, Rhode Island, Mississippi and a few others but that has been a fun game. Driving south we past through Fowler Ridge Wind Farm which was so cool! Over 400 windmills as far as the eye could see.
As we kept driving through Indiana we were reminded of the Middle, one of our favorite ABC shows. They live in the middle of nowhere Indiana and we've seen it!
The Drum Corps Championships (marching music's major league) have been one of Randy's favorite events since high school. Every year for Christmas his parents get him the video and cd of the championships so to see it live and in person was a thrill. Lucas Oil Stadium is humungous!
The large facility did not feel like a dome at all, instead it felt like a big open arena. We got to see the field where Peyton Manning played for so many years and more importantly where the Giants won the Superbowl this past February!
The top 12 corps competed and each one was better than the next. We were high up so we could see all of the drill designs. It was so fun to watch for each corp's signature logo, letters, numbers, and symbols spelled out by the bands.
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| Madison Scouts |
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| Santa Clara Vangard (SCV) |
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| Carolina Crown |
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| Cavaliers |
What a night! The Blue Devils from California took home the #1 spot closely following by Carolina Crown from South Carolina. The stadium was packed. There has never been so many band nerds in one arena, until next year that is.
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| At the end every corps came out and lined the field! |
Indianapolis was very pretty at night. We drove through town and saw a really nice center area.
There are a ton of hotels and businesses and we saw a couple of wedding parties but it didn't look like many apartments or condos in the town. The locals must live in the burbs.
Thank you Indy! Good luck Andrew Luck! Now back towards Chicago...White Sox-A's
